Community Transmission - Darth Tyranus Update

We’re kicking off 2019 with the arrival of Count Dooku and some changes to Geonosis. We’ll be making Geonosis available in a selection of other game modes, including Arcade. The update is scheduled to release on January 23rd.

As a certain Sith Lord once said, “I’ve been looking forward to this”.

COUNT DOOKU

"In this war, a step ahead of us Dooku always seems." Yoda

A master duelist, Count Dooku excels at close combat with a lightsaber and can deflect lightsabers easier than other lightsaber heroes.

While his skills with a lightsaber are to be feared, opponents will also be wise to avoid his Lightning Stun ability, where he can quickly unleash a blast of lightning. Opponents caught in the blast radius will be thrown to the ground.

Calculating and confident, you should approach Count Dooku with caution. Count Dooku will be available to unlock via credits only, costing 35,000.

Dooku unleashes a very quick lightning stun that throws all nearby opponents to the ground. The damage is reduced for each extra target, up to a maximum of 5 targets.

This ability targets a single opponent and causes them to become affected by a number of detrimental effects. Anyone targeted by Expose Weakness will have their movement slowed down, will receive increased damage from all attacks, and they will become highlighted for Dooku throughout the duration of the ability. Should the target be defeated by one of Dooku’s attacks while Expose Weakness is active, the cooldown is instantly refreshed.

This ability begins by Dooku raising his lightsaber up to his face and then down to his side, readying himself for combat. Once activated, Duelist will improve his lightsaber attack speed and damage for a short time. While active, Dooku will change his attack sequence, now duelling with one hand behind his back.

His dodge is also on a shorter cooldown than others and with more charges available, making him a formidable foe for anyone that goes up against him in close quarters combat.

“It is obvious that this contest cannot be decided by our knowledge of the Force... but by our skills with a lightsaber.”

“Hope is something we cannot allow our enemy to possess.”

“I did not bring you here to flit about like some Toydarian.”

“I would have thought you had learned your lesson.”

“Tell me what you want and I will show you how the dark side can help you achieve it.”

“Ignorance of the Force will not save you from it.”

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GEONOSIS COMING TO ADDITIONAL GAME MODES

The reception to Geonosis when it launched in November last year was very positive, but one question remained: “When will it be coming to other game modes?”

The answer to that question is simple: “In just a few days’ time”.

Geonosis will be coming to Heroes vs Villains and Blast where you’ll be able to experience the Geonosian canyons on a smaller scale. The planet will also be available within Custom Arcade, making it the perfect opportunity to get some practice before jumping into Galactic Assault.

Geonosis is now available on Blast, Heroes Vs Villains and Custom Arcade.

HERO AND CLASSES CHANGES

Fixed several issues with abilities not always registering due to map geometry factors. Force heroes whose abilities' reliability should be improved include Darth Vader, Darth Maul, Luke Skywalker, Rey, Yoda, Kylo Ren. Iden Versio's "Stun Droid" as well as Emperor Palpatine's "Electrocute" have also been improved.

Fixed issues where the audio for several character's dialogues was reversed or missing.

Fixed an issue where Iden Versio's "Friend in Battle" Star Card and Boba Fett's "Bounty Claimed" Star Card would show the wrong icon.

Fixed issues that would occasionally lead to lightsaber blocking not being able to deflect attacks from enemies.

OBI-WAN KENOBI

Fixed an issue where Emperor Palpatine's "Chain Lightning" could damage Obi-wan, even when blocked.

Fixed a visual clipping issue with Obi-Wan Kenobi's fingers in the "Fighting Stance" Victory Pose, while the General Kenobi appearance was activated.

Fixed an issue where Obi-Wan's "Your Move" emote would play out-of-sync, when playing in a language other than English.

DARTH MAUL

Fixed an issue where Darth Maul's "Choke" ability would occasionally throw opponents in the opposite direction.

LEIA ORGANA

Fixed an issue where Leia's "Laser Brain" Epic Star Card would occasionally cause the alternative fire damage of Leia to vary when equipped. Alternative fire damage when "Laser Brain" is equipped is now consistently 190.

CAPTAIN PHASMA

Fixed an issue where Captain Phasma would not always take reduced damage when using the "Survivor" ability, while the "Not Hard Enough" Star Card was equipped.

Fixed an issue where the "First Order Sentry Droid" ability was not always firing at targets that were too close.

GENERAL GRIEVOUS

Fixed an issue where General Grievous could occasionally use the "Thrust Surge" ability on a Speeder without animation or ability cooldown.

BOBA FETT

Fixed an issue where Boba Fett's "For The Hunt" in-game UI was being triggered in the last spot where he activated it, rather than his actual location.

CHEWBACCA

Fixed an issue where Chewbacca would occasionally be able to use the Slam ability twice, when pressing the ability button at the end of the ability animation.

HAN SOLO

Fixed an issue where Han Solo would occasionally be able to use the Shoulder Charge ability twice, when pressing the ability button at the end of the ability animation.

DARTH VADER

Fixed an issue where Darth Vader was able to jump twice if the "Focused Rage" ability was used mid-air.

Fixed an issue where Darth Vader was unable to move players while using "Force Choke".

KYLO REN

Fixed several issues that affected the gameplay of Kylo Ren's "Frenzy" ability. It is now finding targets better and successfully doing multiple hits if only one target is available. If there are several targets, Kylo Ren will jump between them. A targeting system has now also been added for the ability.

As a result to above changes, the "Bloodlust" Star Card has now been changed so that Kylo Ren deals additional damage per strike, instead of increasing the amount of strikes. The possible total amount of damage that can be inflicted on a target is now 360 points.

SPECIALIST

Fixed an issue where the Specialist would cause too much melee damage when attacking from the back, with the "Stealth" Star Card equipped on Epic. Melee damage from the back should deal 150 points.

ASSAULT

Fixed a visual issue where smoke after the Acid Launcher ability was used would occasionally not show.

GAME MODE AND MAP CHANGES

BLAST

Fixed an issue with the Squad Spawn default camera that prevented Naboo from being added to the Blast rotation.

EXTRACTION

Adjusted exterior lighting in Jabba's Palace, in order to improve gameplay during the final phase.

GEONOSIS (GALACTIC ASSAULT)

Fixed issues where players could get stuck on certain rock formations.

Fixed an issue where the Objective UI was misleadingly decreasing under certain circumstances in Phase 3 on Geonosis.

Fixed an issue where scoring events would not register while capturing the objective in Phase 3.

Fixed an issue where the MTT would consistently display as "Out of Range" on HUD.

CRAIT

Fixed an issue where flickering black screens would be occasionally encountered on Crait when the graphics quality on PC was set to low.

KESSEL - KAMINO - TAKODANA

Fixed several map geometry and collision issues that would occasionally allow players to stay in Out Of Bounds areas.

VEHICLE CHANGES

Fixed an issue where the pilots of the AT-TE and AAT vehicles would receive personal damage from certain hero abilities. Vehicles now take proper hull damage when hit by these abilities.

AAT

Fixed an issue where users would occasionally spawn on top of each other when spawning with two AATs at the same time.

AT-TE

Fixed an issue with collisions occasionally occurring within the wreckage of the AT-TE when it is destroyed.

LANDO AND L3-37 MILLENIUM FALCON

Fixed an issue where health regeneration delay was not being properly reduced by equipping the "Repair Systems" Star Card on "Lando And L3-37 Millennium Falcon".

GENERAL CHANGES/MISC

Fixed an issue where cancelling or failing matchmaking while on the Frontend Menu, would occasionally cause certain UI options to become unresponsive until the player changed screens.

Fixed issues that would occasionally lead to "No Data Available" messages to display at the End-Of-Round screen, when a player has played several Arcade matches prior to joining.

Fixed an issue where the Frontend menu text would not be displayed correctly when booting the title with the console location set to certain regions.

Made additional polish fixes to the layout of the Custom Arcade menu and the accompanying map planet textures.

Fixed an issue that would cause an error message to display on the Timed Challenges screen under the Career menu.

Fixed an issue where lightsaber audio would be occasionally missing when transitioning out of an Emote that turns the lightsaber off.

Fixed an issue in which the Crates submenu would occasionally remain on the screen as an overlay without any functionality.

Fixed a lighting issue that would cause the faces of certain characters to appear overly shadowed during Emotes.

KNOWN ISSUES

An issue has occurred with Obi-Wan and Rey not always being able to block attacks from Darth Vader or from Count Dooku, when his Duelist ability is active. The issue is being investigated and expected to be fixed at a later update.

/F8RGEThe winding path to peace is always a worthy one, regardless of how many turns it takes.

Post edited by F8RGE on January 22

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Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual will be arriving at a later date. Currently we are targeting a potential hotfix that will release shortly after the release of the Darth Tyranus update. We will bring you more info as soon as we have that hotfix locked down.

Fans of the Clone Wars Animated Series will recognise the Dark Ritual Appearance. Classed as Epic, it will be available for 40,000 credits or 1,000 crystals.

Coruscant Guard
The release of the updated Clone Trooper Appearances is currently being targeted for a February release. When we first set out to update the appearances it was simply that, an update of the appearances to bring them more in line with your expectations.

As time has moved on, this has evolved into something more and these updated appearances will now be a part of the Clone Trooper appearance rework that you will be reading more about in a few weeks time.

Due to this we will now be releasing the Coruscant Guard alongside the rest of the Clone Trooper changes.

First Look
I know many of you reading this will be disappointed that there are no screenshots or videos of Dooku. I want to apologise for this. We had plans to release screenshots as well as a Community Update video, but unfortunately the production of these was unable to be completed on time. This is not acceptable and steps are being taken to ensure it doesn't happen again.

I've been looking forward to this. I really like Dooku's abilities, he has great potential to combo his moves, first knock the down with lightning, pick your target and expose weakness, then destroy them with duelist. He is going to be so OP unless he has low health.

wow what am i looking forward to again? 1 hero and thats pretty much it for this long of a wait... not even a picture of dooku is even more disappointing.. and none of obi wans several bugs with his force push is being fixed

An issue has occurred with Obi-Wan and Rey not always being able to block attacks from Darth Vader or from Count Dooku, when his Duelist ability is active. The issue is being investigated and expected to be fixed at a later update.

This is going to be really problematic... I hope that this won't be an issue after the planned hotfix.

Shame things have started off so bumpy. Still, a tremendous amount of work has gone into Dooku and I look forward to playing as him.

KNOWN ISSUES
An issue has occurred with Obi-Wan and Rey not always being able to block attacks from Darth Vader or from Count Dooku, when his Duelist ability is active. The issue is being investigated and expected to be fixed at a later update.

Why is everyone being so negative? We're getting a brand new hero, more detailed fixes to make sure nothing is wrong, admitting that they messed up and fessing up to it. This is an improvement showing that they are determined to fix the problems, and thank you Ben your doing a great job!

So half of the stuff that was supposed to come this month is being pushed back and you decide to tell us the day before the update is supposed to release? I mean I'm glad Dooku isn't pushed back but there is no need to hold back on the skins especially the Coruscant Guard skin which is the one skin I was really looking forward to. You starve us for content last year and now you want to intentionally hold content back from us this year. Great way to start off 2019 guys!

Why is everyone being so negative? We're getting a brand new hero, more detailed fixes to make sure nothing is wrong, admitting that they messed up and fessing up to it. This is an improvement showing that they are determined to fix the problems, and thank you Ben your doing a great job!

Don't get me wrong. I'm glad for some of the fixes and "I have been looking forward to this". The fact that they finally fixed the EoR no data bug, force abilities and some out of bounds areas is a nice sign. But the fact that they introduced a bug for two of the LS saber heroes (one being a defensive one) that make them weaker in HvV after the DS just received a debuffing and strong villain doesn't feel right. I am not even going to comment about how the CT got released only one day before the update without any picture or video (since Ben already acknowledged that) or how most of the content for this update got delayed leaving us with just one new hero and small versions of Geonosis for some smaller modes.

Why is everyone being so negative? We're getting a brand new hero, more detailed fixes to make sure nothing is wrong, admitting that they messed up and fessing up to it. This is an improvement showing that they are determined to fix the problems, and thank you Ben your doing a great job!

Don't get me wrong. I'm glad for some of the fixes and "I have been looking forward to this". The fact that they finally fixed the EoR no data bug, force abilities and some out of bounds areas is a nice sign. But the fact that they introduced a bug for two of the LS saber heroes (one being a defensive one) that make them weaker in HvV after the DS just received a debuffing and strong villain doesn't feel right. I am not even going to comment about how the CT got released only one day before the update without any picture or video (since Ben already acknowledged that) or how most of the content for this update got delayed leaving us with just one new hero and small versions of Geonosis for some smaller modes.

at least they admitted it before the update came out and didn't hide it

wow what am i looking forward to again? 1 hero and thats pretty much it for this long of a wait... not even a picture of dooku is even more disappointing.. and none of obi wans several bugs with his force push is being fixed

Anyway still no buffs on Vader's force choke against infantry, no buffs for Boba or Chewbacca in GA, Grievous advance ability it is still useless and not viable, Obi-Wan mind trick it is still useless and not viable, and probably lightsabers are still useless against vehicles and objectives.. We need only to hope that Dooku is not super bugged as Grievous and kenobi were..

Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual will be arriving at a later date. Currently we are targeting a potential hotfix that will release shortly after the release of the Darth Tyranus update. We will bring you more info as soon as we have that hotfix locked down.

Fans of the Clone Wars Animated Series will recognise the Dark Ritual Appearance. Classed as Epic, it will be available for 40,000 credits or 1,000 crystals.

Coruscant Guard
The release of the updated Clone Trooper Appearances is currently being targeted for a February release. When we first set out to update the appearances it was simply that, an update of the appearances to bring them more in line with your expectations.

As time has moved on, this has evolved into something more and these updated appearances will now be a part of the Clone Trooper appearance rework that you will be reading more about in a few weeks time.

Due to this we will now be releasing the Coruscant Guard alongside the rest of the Clone Trooper changes.

First Look
I know many of you reading this will be disappointed that there are no screenshots or videos of Dooku. I want to apologise for this. We had plans to release screenshots as well as a Community Update video, but unfortunately the production of these was unable to be completed on time. This is not acceptable and steps are being taken to ensure it doesn't happen again.

Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual will be arriving at a later date. Currently we are targeting a potential hotfix that will release shortly after the release of the Darth Tyranus update. We will bring you more info as soon as we have that hotfix locked down.

Fans of the Clone Wars Animated Series will recognise the Dark Ritual Appearance. Classed as Epic, it will be available for 40,000 credits or 1,000 crystals.

Coruscant Guard
The release of the updated Clone Trooper Appearances is currently being targeted for a February release. When we first set out to update the appearances it was simply that, an update of the appearances to bring them more in line with your expectations.

As time has moved on, this has evolved into something more and these updated appearances will now be a part of the Clone Trooper appearance rework that you will be reading more about in a few weeks time.

Due to this we will now be releasing the Coruscant Guard alongside the rest of the Clone Trooper changes.

First Look
I know many of you reading this will be disappointed that there are no screenshots or videos of Dooku. I want to apologise for this. We had plans to release screenshots as well as a Community Update video, but unfortunately the production of these was unable to be completed on time. This is not acceptable and steps are being taken to ensure it doesn't happen again.

I can't wait to play as the Count of Serenno! My only downside is the only way we'll see Dooku using force lighting is by an ability which should not be only way as he commonly uses it just like Palpatine does.

I really wish we got a picture of Dooku, but I digress. I think getting some of the bugs fixed is a great improvement. In order for this game to succeed it needs to follow a release schedule more structured. Look at rainbow six siege. It’s done well simply by adding two new operators and a map every three months. If you give yourself more time but follow your schedule reliably people will stop freaking out and be comforted because some people can’t handle not knowing what’s going to happen in the future. Dice I beg of you. I want this game to do well. I am in the works of creating a video essay on this game and I want to bring players in this game but I have to be honest. Follow your roadmap more strictly and you will be rewarded. Much unbalance in the force, there is.

I would like to applaud the effort made by the devs, and look forward to playing as the new character when i get chance, though everyone and their Grandma will be hero hogging lol.
I do hope with the arrival of Anakin later we bring some balance to the force as dark-side appears to be getting more OP than the light-side.
My only gripes are buffing Iden stun droid WTF , and no mention of fixing the not being able to destroy the Phasma droid with a light sabre issue (oh and remove it on her death rather than have it lingering).
Looking forward to the HVV map Geonosis maybe less area for runners to hide lol.

Kylo's bloodlust change is understandable because it decreases the time he is locked into the ability and exposed, but reducing the overall damage from 560 (80x7) to 360 (120x3) is too much. I think it should deal 150 damage per strike and thus 450 overall.

"This is not the first time you have proven to be clumsy. (force chokes from across the galaxy) You know the price of failure". Darth Sidious/Disney to Count Dooku/EA

Such a shame that 1 of the main parts of the update is missing i.e. Corusant Guard but could they not have at least given us some form of demo for Dooku (Even if just a short reveal showing how he plays and how his abilities work) or a image of how he looks? the only main aspect of the update aside from Dooku is that force abilities are fixed, if that is true then a force wielder will be unstoppable in some scenarios but I will believe it when I see it...

Well Dooku looks like he could be OP (go figure) but his kit seems interesting non the less. I look forward to hero game play feeling better if the bug fixes listed actually work cause things said to be fixed tend to not actually be fixed im also interested in how frenzy will feel like now it was kind of overpowered before in some situations.

Dont act a fool and you wont get called out. PSN: DarthOdium- old PSN:unit900000

An issue has occurred with Obi-Wan and Rey not always being able to block attacks from Darth Vader or from Count Dooku, when his Duelist ability is active. The issue is being investigated and expected to be fixed at a later update.

This is going to be really problematic... I hope that this won't be an issue after the planned hotfix.

also time to avoid playing Obi and Rey like the plague.

Dont act a fool and you wont get called out. PSN: DarthOdium- old PSN:unit900000

An issue has occurred with Obi-Wan and Rey not always being able to block attacks from Darth Vader or from Count Dooku, when his Duelist ability is active. The issue is being investigated and expected to be fixed at a later update.

Dooku is not even out yet and already brings issues. It's amazing you guys can't never release anything bug free.

I can already see due to this bug, people calling Dooku OP and asking for nerfs during a whole month, then on February he gets a patch fix AND nerf. tsc tsc

An issue has occurred with Obi-Wan and Rey not always being able to block attacks from Darth Vader or from Count Dooku, when his Duelist ability is active. The issue is being investigated and expected to be fixed at a later update.

Dooku is not even out yet and already brings issues. It's amazing you guys can't never release anything bug free.

I can already see due to this bug, people calling Dooku OP and asking for nerfs during a whole month, then on February he gets a patch fix AND nerf. tsc tsc

I definitely wouldn't worry about him getting a nerf.

21 years in the making... the wait is almost over. Pre-order RESIDENT EVIL 2 now!

I know the programmers of battlefront 2 are working hard to make the game great. I takes time and hard work to write all the code that makes BF2 as awesome as it already is. Unless you are an amazing programmer who can fix things, I suggest some patience while they work. Personally, I am excited about the new changes and fixes to come. I think we are all disappointed that these changes will not happen with the new update, but we can't change it.

“Happiness comes a lot easier when you stop complaining about your problems and you start being grateful for all the problems you don’t have.”

Kylo Ren:
As a result to above changes, the "Bloodlust" Star Card has now been changed so that Kylo Ren deals additional damage per strike, instead of increasing the amount of strikes. The possible total amount of damage that can be inflicted on a target is now 360 points.

Frezy hits do 80 damage and as per Bloodlust's 7 hits, he could do 560 damage to a single target. Are you saying that because Frenzy is now more accurate, it will deal less overall damage while using the card or am I incorrectly interpreting this.

Kylo Ren:
As a result to above changes, the "Bloodlust" Star Card has now been changed so that Kylo Ren deals additional damage per strike, instead of increasing the amount of strikes. The possible total amount of damage that can be inflicted on a target is now 360 points.

Frezy hits do 80 damage and as per Bloodlust's 7 hits, he could do 560 damage to a single target. Are you saying that because Frenzy is now more accurate, it will deal less overall damage while using the card or am I incorrectly interpreting this.

An issue has occurred with Obi-Wan and Rey not always being able to block attacks from Darth Vader or from Count Dooku, when his Duelist ability is active. The issue is being investigated and expected to be fixed at a later update.

Dooku is not even out yet and already brings issues. It's amazing you guys can't never release anything bug free.

I can already see due to this bug, people calling Dooku OP and asking for nerfs during a whole month, then on February he gets a patch fix AND nerf. tsc tsc